However, one image showed Ezio dual wielding Mehmet's Dagger and the Hookblade, with the Hookblade worn on the right with the use of a hook and the dual Hidden Blade. In these, the hook was incorporated directly onto the blade, rather than as a separate function. Early images of Assassin's Creed: Revelations showed Ezio with a Hookblade on his left arm, rather than on his right.The blade could be used to perform dual assassinations. Īs defined by Yusuf, the Hookblade not only worked as a hook, but also as a substitute of the dual Hidden Blade, as the Hookblade was comprised of these two parts. This was particularly useful when done in conjunction with caltrop bombs. During such instances, one could hook onto an enemy's armor and throw them to the ground, or hook onto an enemy's helmet to snap their neck.Īn Assassin could also perform a counter-steal to tear off an enemy's purse with the Hookblade, provoking them further and leaving them open to an easy counterattack.įollowing this, the Hookblade could also be used to pull down scaffolds, subsequently slowing down or eliminating pursuers. In combat itself, the Hookblade could be used in attacks, as well as to counter a weapon. When engaged in battle, an Assassin could use the Hookblade to pull targets in for a close-range attack, or throw an enemy onto the ground with the "hook and throw," a method similar to the hook and run. Similarly, one did not need a foothold when pulling a targeted guard from a rooftop in ledge assassinations.Īdditionally, it could be used with corner chase-breakers, where the swinging support could be used as a trapeze to jump towards an adjacent rooftop, instead of turning around the corner, called "Long Jump". When climbing, the Hookblade allowed an Assassin to spring quickly onto a rooftop after grabbing the ledge, rather than spending extra time gaining a foothold and pulling themselves up. It could also be used for flipping over enemies to avoid a fight, a method the Assassins referred to as the "hook and run." However, on using the technique against a Janissary, it led to the Hookblade becoming caught on their armor, slowing the Assassin down slightly. The mechanism could be used in several acrobatic movements too, such as for quickly climbing up walls in a similar manner to the climb-leap maneuver, and for extending one's reach during a jump. From a zipline, an Assassin could also drop down and use the Hookblade in air assassinations on guards below, called "Zipline Assassination". Used from as early as the 1480s, the Hookblade was designed to make travel quick and easy, specifically through the use of ziplines that were installed throughout Constantinople. Iste boyle! (There you go!) Throw yourself into it." ―Yusuf describing the method of using the Hookblade.
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